The Mental Health & Behaviour Group is seeking an integrated understanding of the biological and behavioural relationships during childhood that set pathways for health and illness across the lifespan. This focus will shape interventions that support optimal brain development and function for all children.

In May 2015, the BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI) joined BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. Many BCMHARI investigators are now part of our BB&D Research Theme and are connected to this research group.

BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI) and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) are joining together. Mental health researchers are welcomed into the CFRI research community where they are now supported by CFRI's programs and services.

A team of researchers at CFRI, CMMT, BC Children’s, and UBC have uncovered a genetic cause of excess ammonia in the blood of newborns, increasing the chances that children can be treated before suffering permanent brain damage.

The calls are coming with greater frequency, and greater urgency, from parents of children who have suffered a concussion, or might have suffered a concussion. They want clear, authoritative guidance, or a second opinion.

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We believe there’s nothing we can’t do with your support. It can take years to turn scientific breakthrough into new interventions and treatments. Funding helps speed the pace of change. When given the resources, we can bring transformative therapies – and hope – out of the laboratory and into the clinic to save and improve children’s lives.